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Celebrating Fatherhood and Encouraging Mentorship with “My Brother’s Keeper”
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Ed. note: This was cross-posted several years ago on the U.S.…

Mentoring in Trump’s America
Update: We wrote this post 3 years ago, soon after Trump became…

Jeremy Astesano joins the Chronicle as an Associate Editor
Jeremy is a recent graduate from Haverford College with a B.A.…

What Poverty Does to the Young Brain
BY MADELINE OSTRANDER
For a growing child, deprivation and stress…

Methods Corner: What is an effect size?
by Adar Ben-Eliyahu, Ph.D.
Most studies focus on "statistical…

Creating a Culturally Relevant Mentoring Program for Girls of Color
By Bernadette Sanchez, Ph.D.
Not too long ago, my colleagues…

The 21st Century Education Revolution – an Education for Life
Written by Robin Cox
Placing the family at the heart of the…

NMRC national quality member spotlight: BBBS Independence Region
Written by Abigail Ellis, National Mentoring Resource Center
As…

Reclaim elders as leaders and mentors
By Raymond A. Jetson, Chief executive catalyst at MetroMorphosis…

The crisis of connection: Roots, consequences, and solutions
Written by Niobe Way, Psychology Today
At the beginning of…

Report says Trump policies hurting young people of color, immigrants most
Written by Tammy Joyner, youthtoday.org
America’s justice…

Youth with high stress need mentors carefully chosen to match with them
by Elizabeth Raposa, youthtoday.org
In recent decades, youth…

When new teachers get mentoring, student math scores can go up
By Sarah Schwartz, Education Week Teacher
When new teachers…

Sustaining the volunteer base for mentoring programs
By Meanie Ervin, Director of Communication, Adopt A Class
A…

Introducing Matt Hagler
Matt joins the Chronicle as a Contributing Editor.
Matt is a…

